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By job tipster | November 23, 2008
Minnesota
Located in the Midwestern region of the U.S., Minnesota has population of a little more than five million. It was admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. Known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”, the state’s capital, Minneapolis, was voted as one of the greenest cities in the U.S. by Popular Science.
After World War II, Minnesota became a center of technology. The state is now known for being moderate to liberal as far as politics go. Minnesota has a extremely high voter turn out and civic involvement. It is currently listed as one of the healthiest states in the country. Its residents are some of the most highly educated and literate in the nation.
Minnesota’s Job Market
Minnesota’s fastest growing jobs are: Transportation attendants, physician assistants, network systems and data communication analysts, home health, computer software engineers (applications), biomedical engineers, medical assistants, personal and home care aides, medical scientists, and athletic trainers.
The fastest growing industries are: Educational and health services, government and trade, transportation and utilities.
High wage occupations are: anesthesiologists, chief executives, dentists, family and general practitioners, general internists, obstetricians and gynecologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists and general pediatricians.
Work Trends
Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
Minnesota’s unemployment rate: 5.9 percent
National unemployment rate: 6.5 percent
Minnesota’s Largest Employers
University of Minnesota
100 Church St Se
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Hormel Foods Corp.
1 Hormel Pl
Austin, MN 55912
3M Co.
3m Center
Saint Paul, MN 55144
Fairview University Medical Center
2450 Riverside Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Methodist Hospital
6500 Excelsior Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 55426
University Campus
500 Harvard St Se
Minneapolis, MN 55455
St. Mary Duluth Clinic Center-OB
St Mary’S Medical Ctr
407 E 3rd St
Duluth, MN 55805
Duluth Clinic
St Mary’S/Duluth Clinic-Main
400 E 3rd St
Duluth, MN 55805
Park Nicollet Health Service
15111 Twelve Oaks Center Dr
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Thomson West
610 Opperman Dr
Saint Paul, MN 55123
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
Craigslist
JobCentral
Minnesota Jobs
Minnesota Works
Minnesota WorkForce Center System
Job-Hunt.org
TopUsaJobs.com
Surrounding Area Job Search
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Prior Lake, Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Continuing Education
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Saint Cloud State University
Minnesota State University-Mankato
University of Saint Thomas
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Discovering Minnesota
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Wild
Weisman Art Museum
Minneapolis Institute Arts
Minnesota State Fair
Minnesota Statistics
Population
Total Population: 5,167,101
Under 18: 24.3 percent
White: 89.3 percent
Black: 4.5 percent
American Indian: 1.2 percent
Asian: 3.5 percent
Other: 0.1 percent
Multi-racial: 1.5 percent
Hispanic: 3.8 percent
Education
High school graduates: 87.9 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.4 percent
Housing
Households: 1,895,127
Persons per household: 2.52
Housing units: 2,283,453
Homeownership rate: 74.6 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $122,400
Income
Average salary: $54,634
Median household income: $51,202
Per capita income: $23,198
Persons below poverty: 8.1 percent
Transportation
Airports: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Railroads: Amtrak
Public Mass Transit: Greyhound, Jefferson Lines and Coach USA
Weather
Annual precipitation: 50 inches
High temp. in July: 83 degrees F
Low temp. in Jan: 4 degrees F
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